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 Hamilton completed 11 laps on the first day of the second
pre-season test in Barcelona before the team said he was too unwell
to continue.
Wehrlein, 20, was already on track at the Circuit de Catalunya as
part of a deal to test for Mercedes-powered Force India, who are
running their 2014 car because the new one is not yet finished.
"An unplanned stoppage keeping us off track at the moment. Lewis
Hamilton is unwell and not able to continue driving today," Mercedes
said on their Twitter feed.
"So we're adjusting the car for Pascal Wehrlein to take to the track
this afternoon #musicalchairs."
Force India are attending their first test of the year, after
skipping Jerez, and Wehrlein is also due to test for them on
Saturday with regular drivers Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg in
the car on Friday and Sunday respectively.
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There is one more four-day test in Barcelona next week before the
season starts in Australia on March 15.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by John O'Brien)
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